The 217-acre Ricketson Farm on Route 100 in Stowe is now protected. On March 23, the farm was conserved by Ken Ricketson with assistance from the Vermont Land Trust, Stowe
The 217-acre Ricketson Farm on Route 100 in Stowe is now protected. On March 23, the farm was conserved by Ken Ricketson with assistance from the Vermont Land Trust, Stowe
Stowe farmer Ken Ricketson is partnering with Stowe Land Trust and the Vermont Land Trust to protect 210 acres of farmland on Route 100 that has been in his family
Plenty of people stayed away from the polling place Tuesday, whether because of the weather, the pandemic or something else. But not Isaiah Schaefer-Geiger, a newly-minted voter who turned 18 in November, just after the historic 2020 general election.
He may have missed that one, but he was eager to fill out his first ballot on Tuesday. As a Stowe High School student who participated in a school board Zoom meeting last year about grading changes, he brought a unique perspective â heâs the beneficiary of school budgets at the whim of the general public.
âI think just having more money for education and stuff is really good, and especially increasing it for people,â Schaefer-Geiger said. âYou can increase how well the education system is here and I think thatâs really important.â